Nitrile-Butadiene Rubber Adhesive for High-Speed Curing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing quick curing adhesives, such as two-part epoxy and acrylic adhesives, face limitations in high temperature and high humidity conditions, with reduced strength and difficulty in achieving strong adhesion to metal surfaces without interfacial failure, and require longer curing times to meet production efficiency and cost reduction goals.

Innovation Solution

A composition comprising nitrile butadiene rubber, (meth)acrylic compounds, compounds with enal and amine structures, and copper-containing reducing agents, along with radical and photopolymerization initiators, which promotes high-speed curing and enhanced moisture resistance, ensuring strong adhesion to metal surfaces.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of time

If two-part quick curing epoxy adhesive is used for rapid curing at ambient temperature, then curing time is reduced, but peeling strength and impact strength are low and heat resistance and moisture resistance are poor

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecuring timeVSAvoidpeeling strength and impact strength
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses a composite adhesive system combining cyanoacrylate ester (for rapid curing) with rubber particles (for toughness and strength). The rubber particles are dispersed in the cyanoacrylate ester to create a composite material that achieves both quick curing and high mechanical strength, resolving the contradiction between fast curing time and adequate bond strength.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Strength

If non-anaerobic acrylic adhesive is used to achieve high peeling strength and impact strength, then curing time is extended to several to several tens of minutes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepeeling strength and impact strengthVSAvoidcuring time
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent modifies the chemical composition parameters by using cyanoacrylate ester with specific nitrile content (15-30%) and adding rubber particles at controlled concentrations. These parameter changes enable the adhesive to cure within 1-10 minutes while maintaining high peeling and impact strength, overcoming the slow curing time of conventional acrylic adhesives.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Productivity

If adhesive composition is optimized for high-speed curing, then productivity is improved, but adhesion strength under high temperature and high humidity conditions is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveproduction efficiencyVSAvoidadhesion strength under high temperature and high humidity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The rubber particles act as an intermediary component that mediates between the fast-curing cyanoacrylate ester and the metal substrate. They provide a flexible interface that maintains adhesion strength under thermal and humidity stress while allowing the cyanoacrylate to cure rapidly, thus preserving both productivity and reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The adhesive composition exhibits high adhesiveness and durability, maintaining strength in high temperature and high humidity conditions, with rapid curing and improved moisture resistance, suitable for industrial production lines.

Implementation Method 1

a first preparation containing (A) a nitrile butadiene rubber, (B) a (meth)acrylic composition, (C) a compound having an enal structure and (F) a radical polymerization initiator

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectRadical polymerization: Photopolymerisation

Implementation Method 2

it is preferable to contain (G) a photopolymerization initiator

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPhotopolymerization: Photopolymerisation

Implementation Method 3

a second preparation containing (A) the nitrile butadiene rubber, (B) the (meth)acrylic composition, (D) a compound having an amine structure and (E) a compound containing copper

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectCatalysis: Catalysis

Data Source

PatentEP2343339B8Adhesive composition and adhesion method
Publication Date: 2017.04.12 DENKA CO LTD
  • EP2343339B8 patent drawing

AI summary

Disclosed is an adhesive composition having adhesion properties, high-speed curing properties and moisture resistance. Also disclosed is an adhesion method. Specifically disclosed is a composition which comprises: a first preparation comprising (A) a nitrile-butadiene rubber, (B) a (meth)acrylic composition, (C) a compound having an enal structure, and (F) a radical polymerization initiator; and a second preparation comprising (A) a nitrile-butadiene rubber, (B) a (meth)acrylic composition, (D) a compound having an amine structure, and (E) a compound containing copper. Also disclosed is a composition which comprises: a first preparation comprising (A) a nitrile-butadiene rubber, (B) a (meth)acrylic composition, (D) a compound having an amine structure, and (F) a radical polymerization initiator; and a second preparation comprising (A) a nitrile-butadiene rubber, (B) a (meth)acrylic composition, (C) a compound having an enal structure, and (E) a compound containing copper.